New guidance for 2020 sulphur cap compliance

DNV GL published the new "Global Sulphur Cap 2020" guidance paper, updating the Global Sulphur Cap brochure, published in October 2016. This report presents the new regulation and the options that ship owners and operators have, in order to ensure compliance.

The global 0.50% sulphur cap will enter into force in two years time, in 2020, affecting more than 70,000 ships.

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This report is an update of DNV GL's Global Sulphur Cap brochure, published in October 2016, and includes an extended section on scrubbers. Other options to comply, such as LNG, are covered in other DNV GL publications, like 'Assessment of selected alternative fuels and technologies', published in June 2018.

Currently, more strict limits on sulphur (SOx) emissions are in place in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) in Europe and the Americas, while new control areas are being set out in ports and coastal areas in China. Thus, ship owners are considering their options to ensure compliance with the upcoming regulation.

Namely, for 2020, ship owners and operators have essentially four choices: